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particular en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ rhotic
  • (Canada) audio
  • /pəˈtɪk.jə.lə/ non-rhotic
  • /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pəˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ US, Canada, rhotic, r-dissimilation
  • /pɑrˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English particuler, from Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, from Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Equivalent to particle + -ar. Compare particle.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
  2. Specific; discrete; concrete.
    • I could a tale unfold whose lightest word / Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, / Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, / Thy knotted and combined locks to part / And each particular hair to stand on end c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]:
    • We knew it was named after John Smith, but nobody knows which particular John Smith.
    • I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
  3. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
    • wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular juice out of the earth 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Gardens”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
    • I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
  4. (obsolete) Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
    • or these domesticke and particular broiles, Are not the question heere. c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
  5. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
    • Particular tension is documented among researchers in the AIDS Program Laboratory of the Center for Infectious Disease 1986 February 15, Elizabeth Pincus, “The CDC: When Politics & Egos Hamper Saving Lives”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 39, page 1:
    • He brought no particular news.
    • She was the particular belle of the party.
    • My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London.
    • I didn't have any particular interest in the book.
  6. (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
    • These women are more particular about their appearance.
    • He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.
    • There is a scraper as well as a mat, and Mrs. Challenger is most particular. 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed:
  7. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
    • a full and particular account of an accident
  8. Containing a part only; limited.
    • a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder
  9. Holding a particular estate.
    • a particular tenant 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
  10. Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
    • a particular proposition, opposed to "universal", e.g. (particular affirmative) "Some men are wise"; (particular negative) "Some men are not wise".

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most particular Degree=Sup lexicographic
perticular alternative, obsolete lexicographic
non-comparable also lexicographic
more particular Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

general

Deriveds

particularity · particularist · nanoparticular · antiparticularist · particular integral · unparticular · monoparticular · particular council · overparticular · in particular · particularness · particularize · particulars · nonparticular · particularism · particularization · particular average · particularly · antiparticularism · particularisation · particular Church

Synonyms

persnickety · hypercritical · lily-handed · fastidious · dainty · optimized · pernickety · finickity · singular · finikin · in-depth · surgical · particular · fastidious · pedantic · particular · groundly · punctilious · careful · intensive · individual · peculiar · exhaustive · minute · specific · proper · conscientious · strict · minute · fussy · conscientious · scrutinous · accurate · fastidious · specialistic · mindful · exacting · solicitous · sedulous · anal-retentive · polished · comprehensive · niggly · thorough · precise · finicking · root and branch · picky · rigorous · precise · finical · painstaking · discrete · particular · letter-perfect · choosy · meticulous · overcritical · overscrupulous · scrupulous · concrete · nitpickish · nitty · tight · nit-picky · finicky

Translations (139)

ro particular (specific; discrete; concrete) · de herausgehoben (distinguished in some way; special) · ru специа́льный (distinguished in some way; special) · mn онцлогтой (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · be асо́бны (specific; discrete; concrete) · bg специа́лен (distinguished in some way; special) · fi tarkka (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · bg подробен (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · pdt besonda (distinguished in some way; special) · sh pojèdīnī (specific; discrete; concrete) · ota مخصوص (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · ro special (distinguished in some way; special) · ru осо́бенный (distinguished in some way; special) · qu waki (specific; discrete; concrete) · pl specyficzny (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · fi ominainen (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · de penibel (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · fi osittainen (legal: containing a part only) · ga meonúil (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · ota خصوصی (specific; discrete; concrete) · de speziell (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · sh ко̀нкретан (specific; discrete; concrete) · fi partikulaari (logic: forming a part of a genus) · de genau (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · ota مخصوص (specific; discrete; concrete) · de genau (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · ja 特別 (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · te ప్రత్యేక (specific; discrete; concrete) · hu bizonyos (specific; discrete; concrete) · ota خصوصی (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · de besonders (distinguished in some way; special) · fi pikkutarkka (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · pt específico (specific; discrete; concrete) · gl propio (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · be спецыя́льны (distinguished in some way; special) · de wählerisch (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · de spezifisch (distinguished in some way; special) · fi tarkka (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · uk особли́вий (distinguished in some way; special) · ar خاص (logic: forming a part of a genus) · fi erityinen (logic: forming a part of a genus) · ru конкре́тный (specific; discrete; concrete) · ro particular (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · ja 特有 (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · de etepetete (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · uk окре́мий (specific; discrete; concrete) · fi erityinen (distinguished in some way; special) · ml ഒരിനം (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · ja 独特 (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · ru привере́дливый (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · la proprius (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · sh спецѝфичан (specific; discrete; concrete) · la speciālis (specific; discrete; concrete) · sh kònkretan (specific; discrete; concrete) · fi yksittäinen (specific; discrete; concrete) · ca particular (distinguished in some way; special) · uk особли́вий (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · gd air leth (specific; discrete; concrete) · de penibel (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · ro specific (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · fi yksityiskohtainen (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · pl konkretny (specific; discrete; concrete) · sh specìfičan (specific; discrete; concrete) · de spezifisch (specific; discrete; concrete) · fi nimenomainen (specific; discrete; concrete) · uk специфі́чний (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · eo aparta (specific; discrete; concrete) · gd air leth (distinguished in some way; special) · ca propi (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · ckb تایبەتی (specific; discrete; concrete) · gl particular (specific; discrete; concrete) · it particolare (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · de besonderer (distinguished in some way; special) · de kleinlich (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · no bestemt (specific; discrete; concrete) · ru разборчивый (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · de bestimmt (specific; discrete; concrete) · ru отде́льный (specific; discrete; concrete) · bg специфичен (specific; discrete; concrete) · de sorgfältig (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · fi osa- (legal: holding a particular estate) · ru характерный (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · de pingelig (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · mi tētahi (specific; discrete; concrete) · hu konkrét (specific; discrete; concrete) · de charakteristisch (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · de anspruchsvoll (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · bg обстоятелствен (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · de einzeln (specific; discrete; concrete) · ga ar leith (distinguished in some way; special) · ro caracteristic (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · ru осо́бый (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · es particular (specific; discrete; concrete) · ca especial (distinguished in some way; special) · de besonders (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · pt minucioso (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · ca minuciós (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · dsb wósebny (distinguished in some way; special) · fi erityinen (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · uk прива́тний (specific; discrete; concrete) · bg взискателен (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · de genau (specific; discrete; concrete) · sh појѐдӣнӣ (specific; discrete; concrete) · it speciale (distinguished in some way; special) · ms tertentu (specific; discrete; concrete) · de bestimmt (distinguished in some way; special) · fr particulier (logic: forming a part of a genus) · uk спеціа́льний (distinguished in some way; special) · de pingelig (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · de speziell (specific; discrete; concrete) · ru щепетильный (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · it proprio (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · pt particular (specific; discrete; concrete) · ru специфи́ческий (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · bg характерен (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · ru ча́стный (specific; discrete; concrete) · bg придирчив (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · it minuzioso (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · de speziell (distinguished in some way; special) · de wählerisch (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · uk конкре́тний (specific; discrete; concrete) · pt especial (distinguished in some way; special) · gd air leth (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · de sorgfältig (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · be асаблі́вы (distinguished in some way; special) · de eigen (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · de besonderer (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · de minutiös (concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious) · bn বিশেষ (distinguished in some way; special) · bg особен (specific; discrete; concrete) · pt próprio (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · ms tertentu (distinguished in some way; special) · de spezifisch (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · be прыва́тны (specific; discrete; concrete) · ga sonrach (specific; discrete; concrete) · it specifico (specific; discrete; concrete) · pt particular (specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing) · de eigen (of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details) · ca particular (specific; discrete; concrete)

particular en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ rhotic
  • (Canada) audio
  • /pəˈtɪk.jə.lə/ non-rhotic
  • /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pəˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ US, Canada, rhotic, r-dissimilation
  • /pɑrˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English particuler, from Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, from Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Equivalent to particle + -ar. Compare particle.

Meanings

  1. A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
    • I did not omit even our Sports and Paſtimes, or any other Particular which I thought might redound to the Honour of my Country. 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Several Contrivances of the Author to Please the King and Queen. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag), page 259:
  2. (obsolete) A person's own individual case.
    • Since philosophy could never find any way for tranquillity that might be generally good, let every man in his particular seeke for it. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 16, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
    • temporal blessings, whether such as concern the public[…]or such as concern our particular 1658, Henry Hammond, Whole Duty of Man:
  3. (plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
    • When we examine common words, we find that, broadly speaking, proper names stand for particulars, while other substantives, adjectives, prepositions, and verbs stand for universals. 1912, Bertrand Russel, The Problems of Philosophy, Chapter 9:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
perticular alternative, obsolete lexicographic
particulars Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

bill of particulars · London particular

Relateds

universal · for one's particular

Translations (7)

bg подробност (small part) · fi partikulaari (philosophy: individual thing as opposed to a whole class) · bg детайл (small part) · fi yksityiskohta (small part) · fi yksilökäsite (philosophy: individual thing as opposed to a whole class) · fi yksilö (person's own individual case) · tr tikel (philosophy: individual thing as opposed to a whole class)